Economic growth in P'yongan Province and the development of Pyongyang in the late Choson period.

From: Korean Studies | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Pyongyang, one Korea's oldest cities, was considered an important defense site during the Koryo dynasty, but did not develop significantly until the Choson dynasty in the seventeenth century. This was partly because of its border location and unsuitability for farming but most of all because of discrimination by the central government. After the eighteenth century, however, Pyongyang led in the social development of Choson. With stability in the relationship with Qing China, the area was free from the threat of war. The accumulated money and grains were used to entertain foreign ...

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